Verba Utilia Verba

These lists contain contemporary words in Latin for use in creative writing using the Latin language. The classroom segment contains words that may used to make signs to post on objects in the classroom or around the school. These may be useful for Open House or Foreign Language week activities. Students are encouraged to use Latin terms as much as possible when asking questions or referring to objects.


Sources:
Various issues of the no longer published Pompeiiana Newsletter
John Traupman's Conversational Latin (2nd Ed.) published by Bolchazy-Carducci
Eli Publications: Iuvenis and Adulescens,
Wonderful cooperative sharing of colleagues.
Terms created based on similar French terminology.

Revised August 2007

Sports/Activities

Category Latin Principal Parts English Meaning English Derivative
Sports: ludus Ludus, -i, m Game, sport ludicrous
Track and Field: currere curro, currere, cucurrri, cursus To run curriculum

cursus marathonius
Marathon Marathon

salire salio, salire, salui, salitum to jump

stadium stadium, ii, n stadium stadium
Water Sports: natare Nato, nature, natavi, natatus To swim natant

piscina piscinae f. Swimming pool(or fish pond)

Tabula desultoria
Diving board desultory

Synthesis balnearia
Swimming suit

pinna Pinna, -ae, f fins

Vestis immeabilis subaqueana
Wet suit

Velitabula vehere
To wind surf

navigare Navigo, navigare, navigavi, navigatus To sail navigate

nauta velifera nautae f. sailboat

velum Velum, -i, n sail

per summas undas nartare narto, nartare, nartavi, nartatus to water ski

narta aquatica narta, -ae, f water ski

tabula fluctivaga tabula, -ae, f surfboard tabulate
Volleyball: follis volatici ludus
volleyball (game)

ludere folle volatili ludo, ludere, lusi, lusus to play volleyball

follis volatilis follis, -is, m volleyball (ball)
Tennis: tenisia tenisia, -ae, f tennis

tenisiam ludere ludo, ludere, lusi, lusus to play tennis

teniludii campus campus, -i, m tennis court

mittere mitto, mittere, misi, missus to serve emit

pila tenisiae pila, -ae, f tennis ball

certamen teniludii
tennis match

rete rete, -is, n tennis net
Baseball: pila clavaque pila, -ae, f.; clava, -ae, f baseball

pila clavaque ludere
to play baseball

lusus lusus, -us, m ballgame

clava clava, -ae, f bat

dator dator, -oris, m pitcher

acceptor acceptor, -oris, m catcher accept

pilam accipere accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptus to catch the ball

arbiter arbiter, -ri, m umpire
Basketball: corbifollis corbifollis, -is, m basketball

corbifolle ludere
to play basketball

corbis corbis, -is, m basket
Football: pediludium pediludium, -i, n football (game)

pedifollis pedifollis, -is, m football (ball)

pedifollem pulsare pulso, pulsare, pulsavi, pulsatus to kick the football

pedilusor pedilusor, -oris, m football player
Golf: pilamalleus pilamalleus, -i, m golf

pilamallei lusor lusor, -oris, m golfer

pilamallei campus campus, -i, m golf course

viridis campus viridis, -is, -e golf green verdancy

grumulus grumulus, -i, m tee

clava agitatoria
golf club (driver)

clava ferrea
golf club (iron)
Skiing: nartatio nartatio, -onis, f skiing

narta narta, -ae, f ski

nartas pedibus aptare
to put on skis

baculum baculum, -i, n ski pole
Miscellaneous: vestis gymnica vestis, vestis, f gym clothes vested

birota montana birota, -ae, f mountain bike

deambulare deambulo, -are, -avi, -atus to hike

piscari piscor, piscari, piscatus sum to fish

venari venor, venari, venatus sum to hunt

latrunculi latrunculi, -orum, m chess

latrunculis ludere
to play chess

arbores ascendere ascendo, -are, -avi, -atus to climb trees arboreal

saltare salto, -are, -avi, -atus to dance saltatory

patinare patino, -are, -avi, -atus to ice skate

mensa ad pilae ludendum
ping pong table

pedirotis labor rota, -ae, f rollerblading/rollerskating

pedirotae pedirotae, -arum, f pl rollerblades

tempus subscivum temporis n. spare time temporal

caterva caterva, -ae, f team

Joan Jahnige - KET - 2006
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